Egg separator



Ulra s- ,c its@ CHARLES L. CHRISTIAN, .or SAN FRANCISCO, AND JOHN It. iaoUSTEAD, oF'oA'KLAN-IJ',l 'i y CALIFORNIA;l

EGG SEPARATOR.

' Application filed September 2 4, 1925. Serial No. 58,334. i

Y Our invention relates to improvements in egg separators, wherein upperv and lower inclined troughs operate in conjunction with longitudinal slots in said upper trough.v to

separate the albumen from'the yolks of eggs whenv broken and deposited, minus the Shell,

in the upper end of the upperltrough.v

' VThe primary object of thepresent invention is to provide a new and improved egg 'l0-separator..

Anotherv object is toprovide a new` andV improved egg separator of simple and efficient construction and operation, whereby the albumen andyolksof eggsmay `be quickly and completely Separated. l e

' A further object is to provide a new an improved device of the characterl set forth having means for inspecting the contents of the egg before separation in order to premeansof theimproved `device disclosedin the drawings forming a part of the presentv -specication wherein like characters vof reference areV usedY to designate -similalrfpartsy ings, nain Which-r e Fig. l is a broken side elevation, partly throughout the saidlspecification' and' drawin section, of our improved `egg separator;V

Fig. 2 is a broken plan view thereof, with the discharge trough' removed;

. .40 Fig. 3 is a 'transverse sectional view taken on une 3-'3 0i Fig. i.;

Fig. 4; is a broken detailed sectional view disclosing what we term the albumentrip;

4 'is used 'to designate a lower inclined trough,

preferably semi-circular inl the bottom por-V tion thereof, and lsupported 'in Such inclined l position Vby means of `suitable supports orstandards trough we have providedl an upper. inclined trough' whose lower end projects beyond y the lower end l., as disclosed in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings,

vent contamination of ,previously separatedV We accomplishthese and other objects 'by Referring tothe drawings the numeral 1.

2. Detachably mounted.v within. the upper portion of fthe lower inclinedv i 4 actual experience,v has 'a tendencvt of thelower 'inclined trough the purpose of which will hereinafter be morey fully set forth. i

Y lThe uppertrough 1sA `detachably'mount-- ed uponl the lower trough l in orderfthat the said troughsl .and 3 may be `readily andV easily separated for n, cleansing purposes.

The edges of .the upper trough 3 are turned outwardlyv to form supports tol detachabl7 `engage the upper `edges 6 of'V saidV lower trough 1.' In order to prevent the Said upper trough 3 from sliding downwardly upon saiduppe'r edges 6 lateral extensionsf?A are ,provided tov engage the upper ends ofthe edges 6, as disclosed in Figs. l( and. 2of n the drawings. p

A discharge trough 8 is secured to thel'up` taminated eggsaway from theseparator.

'Pivotally mounted, preferably Vupon Ithe upper end of the upper trough we have provided, what we term a receiver 9.?ilnto Y ,which eggsto be separated arefbrokenj; and

the contents thereof emptied topermit indi- 7o y `perv'endv of the lower trough 1 'andinclined Voppositely thereto in order to conduct ,con-kp vidual inspection/of theegg contents before A v being passedfto the separator to prevent conand yolks.. .y

tamination yof previously separated4 albumen The Separator-proper is within the-uppertrough 3 andconsists of a plurality ofL longitudinally' disposed lSlotsll fin the `bottom portion of said upper trough 8, as disclosed inFigQfof'thedrawings.Y These slotsare' v formedV preferablyV by vbending back equalv portions; of the material' of `which the bottom lof the upper trough 3 is-c'omp'fosedin order to provide sustainingl or reinforcing flanges 12 -to strengthen the material ofthe upper slots is maintained. j

trough 8 remaining between: said slots, by `means of which arrangement the rigidity of the members onstrips ybetween said slots 11 and thereby the valignment and' widthof the 'In the bottom ofthe central'or slot 1l we-have provided `what *wefte'rm a 'trip llllfwhich is provided Ibyfbending aportionof fthe material ofv the bottomgofthe,

upper' trough 3 slightly ydownward and 'over a width approximately' equal Vto, the; width i i of the slot. This'-trip,'we"have found-from. p l 'tripor remove' any accumulation of val.bum/en'.vwlhich straddlerthe barsor materiali-between' the I slots and ride to 'the bottoni edges or ends' of said slots. There "the lower ends of the slots 11 are alined there is sometimes a tendency of said alined ends totrip the accumulated albumen over the upper edges of said slots and into the discharging end of the upper troughA 3, but by advancing one v end of one of the slots it tends to form a trip and unbalance any accumulation vof albumen which may be practically balanced upon the hars or material between said slots 11.

In forder to facilitate the operation vof breakingand depositing the contents of eggs within the receiver 9 we have provided what ymay be termed an legg breaker and consists of aftransverse bar 16, which bar 16 may .b e vbeveled-or sharpened on itsr upper end Y and extend externally of said receiver l9 to lform pivots 17 thereof as disclosed in Figs. l'and 2 of the drawings. By arranging the egg breaker directly within the egg re- ^ceiver"9 a loss of: albunien, which sometimes takes place Iwhen the egg 1s, crack-ed 'or fbrokeniat anyre'mote point and then con- 'veyedto a point over the receiver 9, is'prevented. l v

EIn' [operation the egg, not shown, is

cracked or broken upon vthe eggbreaker v16 kand vthe yshell ofsaid egg is separated and the contents of said shell is emptied di- ''rectly 'within' the receiver -1 for individual inspection.` If the egg- Visv contaminated the k'rieceiver is tilted in a direction which will v"deposit rthek contents into 'the' discharge ftroughfS by whichfitis carried into any 'of successive "egg contents emptied thereinto.

' If the contents of the egg,pafter1reception into-thef-recei ver 9, :pass inspection as being "suitable'for foodand cooking purposes, the said `1'receiver'9 is tilted toward the upper trough 3 which deposits `the egg contents,

or? yolk andjalbumen, into the upper end ""fof thefupper trough 3.' VThe attraction of gravity and the inclinationV of theV upperY trough '3 willV cause the albumen and yolk,

not'shown, 'to move downwardly in `theY Y F upper trough and as the albumen possesses a greater fluidity than the semi-rigid yolk, said albumen readily flows through the -lon-,

4vgitudinal slotsr 11 into the lower trough 1,"

i and the `yoke rides or .slides down the. bars formedl between thel slots'll and `is disf charged vinto Vany lsuitable receptacle, [not p shown, placed under theV lower or, discharg M'valburnen flowsidown the lower trough 1 and v is discharged from they end thereof into its.

' receptacle, not shown. e

V- `By the novel feature ofmaking theupperI ingend of theVV upper trough 3,'while the claim as new and desire to securev by Letters Patent:l

1. An egg separator,comprising a lower inclined trough; anfupper inclined trough detachably mounted lwithin the upper portion ofthe low-er trough and-'having the lower' end of said upper trough extending "beyond the lower'end of the lower trough,

said upper trough being also provided :with a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel slots in the bottom thereof arranged to permit the passage `of albumen and'to prevent the Ypassage of the yolk of anegg through said slots intoV the lower trough;` one of said slots having its lower endvfadvanced upwards beyond fthe. ends of theY otherv slots and af trip formed'in theflower endy of th-e advanced slot bya downward bent portion of said bottom, the trip being approximately of the width of the advancedf' slot and `arranged to trip albumen through said lower end of the slot.V v

2. An eggrseparator comprising a lower inclined trough; an upper inclined troughdetachablyv mounted .within the upper, portion of the lower trough;anduhavingtm lower end of-said uppertroug'h extending beyond the lower end of thelowervtrough,

said uppertrough vbeingl also provided withl a Vplurality of longitudinally rextending parallel: slots in the bottom thereof arranged topermit the passage ofcalbumen and to preventthe passageofztheyolkof an egg through said slots into vthe lowerv trough one of said slots having its lower end yad-` vanced upward beyond the endsof the other slots', a discharge Atrough' attached; to the into the discharge trough when tilted. in an* upper end of thelower` trough vand'oppoy sitely inclined therefrom; afreceiver mount# edfat the upper ends ofthe troughs andar-2-k opposite direction; a tripv formedA in the l lowerend of the advanced slot by airdown'- Vward' Abent portion-of saidV bottom, the trip being -approximatelyjof the widthVV of the advanced slot and arrangedwto trip albunnenf` through .said lower` endA ofthe slot;and Van egg breaker arranged within .the ,receiver whereby eggs maybe cracked directly therein toprevent loss ofalbumen.

Y In witness whereof we havehereunto` set our signatures.

e, CHARLES L. CHRIST-nin 1 `Jouir R. -Bousfrnan e 

